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J. J. HYNES Dec. 24, 192$.

NECKTIE Filed Aug. 26, 192'? VENT 02f Patented Dec. 24,

semen-T O I E JOHN Lamas, or crrmnssooar nacx'rm palpation am am :0, m1.ass-1.. 21am.

.This invention relates to neckties and esecially to the type commonlydesignated our-in-hand ties. The operation of forming a tight knot withsuch a tie puts the niaterial t ereof under at'st-ress and has atendency to tear, wrin e or permanently distort the fabric thereof .andto break the stitching that holds the parts together. The principalobjects of the gresentinvention are to m protect-the body an lining ofthe tie from undue stress; and provide for the knotted .material toresume the shape it hadbefore knotting; and to prolong the efiectivelife of the tie. It consists'principally in providing 5 the tie with amember that is relatively inelastic and is normally slack butadapted tobecome taut and take up before the fabrics of'the tie are stretched totheir elastic'limits. It also consists'in join-'' ing the somewhatelastic facing and lining of the tie by means of a relatively inelastictape that asses through the same in a series of norma y slack loops thatlie in substantially the plane of the longitudinal axis of as the tie.It also consists in the combination and arran ements of partshereinafter described an claimed.

In the accompanyin drawing wherein like reference numerals re er to likeparts whergoever they occur, Fig. 1 is a view of the back of a tieembodymg my invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of an end portion with the folds broken away;and 'Fig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of anend'portion.

My tie OOIDEIISBS a facing or body 1 of silk or other suita le materialanda lining 2 over the back of which the sides of the facing ma- 4oterial are folded. These folds 3 are wide enough to overlap each other.As usual the facin material is arranged on the i a s, where y it has acertain amount of 1e111- ency that enables it to stretch to a hm tedextent len hwise of the tie and still resume its origina condition whenthe tension thereon is relieved.

. The lining is also made of material that rmits of a certain amount ofstretching engthwise of the tie and has the resiliency the tensilestress 'stitchin'gl ed to longitudinal required to restore it to initialcondition. The

woolen fabric commonly known as interlining and commonly used in makingties is suitable for this purpose, especially when arranged on the bias.

According to the present invention, a relatively inelastic ta e or lace4 is looped back and forth throng the overlapped portions of thebacklfolds of the facing material and the lining material in such mannerthat the tape extends lengthwise of the tie near the longitudinal centerline thereof and each alternateloopithereof is visible on the back ofthetie. Preferably the individual loops are an inch or more in length,with only such amount of slack as may be re uired to permit suchstretching'of the b0 y and lining materials as may be desirable forforming a knot without undue straining thereof.

.By the arrangement described, the tape serves the purpose ofthe usualstitching, in so far as concerns the function of holding the body andlining materials. together; but it operates ver difierently from theordinary en the tie material is subjectull, the initial tension stressthereon is mamly taken up by the resiliency of the tie material, thatis, by the materials of the facim and of the lining, without anyconsiderable portion of such stress being taken by the normally slacktape. As the stretching of the tie material progresses and before thetension on such materials reaches the elastic limits thereof, the slackis taken out of the individual 100 s of the tape and the tape becomestaut, w ereupon the facing and lining materials are relieved fromfurther-tension thereon and such further tension is taken by the tape.

It is noted that at the beginning of this operation, the materials arenot clamped firml together, due to the slack in the loops, but -t at asthe stretching of the tie material progresses, the slack is graduallytaken up and the materials are clamped more and more firmlytogether andthus brought into a substantial .frictinal engagement that causes thestress to be distributed between them. It is also noted that during theearlier part of this action, the facing and lining fabrics ticularlynoted that, due to this freedom-of movement on the tape and to theirfrictional engagement with each other, Stresses originating in thefacing material or in the lining material are readily transmitted toother material and to the tape, so that all of these parts can becounted on to take their proper share of the stresses. When thetensionisteleased the resiliency of the materials tends to restore thetie to its proper shape.

The element herein designated tape? may consist of any of numerousmaterials provided it is' pliable, relatively inelastic and ofsu'fiicient tensile strength to withstand the pull occasioned by thetying and adjusting of. the tie. I prefer the material known as lingerieribbon as it is sufiiciently inelastic and strong, requires only a smallhole to pass through, permits the tie materials to slip readily thereon,attracts attention to the manner of making the tie and especially to itsmode of operation, and maybe made asornamental feature thereof. One ormore strong threads, string, lace and ribbon may be used for the tape ofmy tie.

At one end ofthe tie, preferably the narrow end, the tape is formed intoa loop 5 suitable for hooking over a, big hook or the like. When the tieis suspended by such loop, the tie materials may slip readily on thetape and readjust themselves to their initial position under theinfluence of their resiliency.

What- I claim is:

1. A necktie comprising a resilient body. portion and a resilient liningtherein loosely laced together by a relatively inelastic lace adapted topermit limited stretching of the body portion and lining and preventexcessive stretching thereof.

2. A necktie comprising a resilient body portion, a resilient lining,and a substantially inelastic tape disposed lengthwise of the tie andlaced through said body portion and said lining in a series of normallyslack loops that lie in a plane transverse to the plane of said bodyportion.

3. A necktie comprising a resilient lining, a resilient bod portionfolded over said lin ing, and a substantially inelastic tape disposedlengthwise of the tie and extending through said lining and the folds ofsaid body portion in a series of normally slack loops that lie in aplane transverse to the plane of said body portion, said tape beingarranged to become-taut before said lining and body are stretched totheir elastic limits.

4. A necktie comprising a stretchable lining, a stretchable facingenclosing said linmg, and a relatively inelastic tape laced through saidlining and the folds of said facmg in a series of widely spaced loopsthat are normally slack but become taut when the mine extent.

5; A necktie comprising a resilient body portion and aresilient linintherein loosely aced together by a relative y inelastic lace adapted topermit limited stretching of the linin and facing: are stretched apredeterbody portionand lining and prevent excessive stretching-thereof;-saiclqtapeghaning a loop atits end. v6. A necktie comprising aresilient body portion olded on itself. and loosely laced together by arelatively inelastic lace adapted to permitlimited stretching of thebody portion and prevent excessive stretching thereof.

7. A necktie comprising a resilient-body portion folded on itself and asubstantially inelastic tape disposed lengthwise of the tie and lacedthrough said body portion in a series of normally slack loops that liein a plane transverse to the plane of said body portion. s

'8. A necktie comprising a resilient body portion folded on itself and asubstantially inelastic tapedisposed' lengthwise of the tie andextending .through the, folds of. said body portion in a series ofnormally slack loops that lie in a plane transverse to the plane of saidbody portion, said tape being arranged to become taut before said bodyis stretched to its elastic limit.

Signed at St. Louis,

Missouri, this 24th day of August, 1927.

' JOHN J. HYNES.

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